Simotas ran in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[New York State Assembly elections, 2012|New York State Assembly]] District 36. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012. She also ran on the [[Working Families Party]] ticket. She defeated [[Julia Haich]] in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=whofiled ''State of New York, State Board of Elections'', Candidate Petition List, retrieved August 15, 2012.]</ref><ref>[http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/elections/local/results?g=nyAssembly&state=NY ''ABC News,'' "New York unofficial 2012 primary election results," accessed September 13, 2012]</ref>

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Simotas ran in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[New York State Assembly elections, 2012|New York State Assembly]] District 36. She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012. She also ran on the [[Working Families Party]] ticket. She defeated [[Julia Haich]] in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://www.elections.ny.gov:8080/reports/rwservlet?cmdkey=whofiled ''State of New York, State Board of Elections'', Candidate Petition List, retrieved August 15, 2012]</ref><ref>[http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/elections/local/results?g=nyAssembly&state=NY ''ABC News,'' "New York unofficial 2012 primary election results," accessed September 13, 2012]</ref>

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Simotas was elected to the [[New York State Assembly]], facing no competition in the November 2 general election.<ref>[http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/new-york/state-legislature New York Times NY state legislative election results]</ref> She also was uncontested in the September 14 Democratic primary.

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Simotas was elected to the [[New York State Assembly]], facing no competition in the November 2 general election.<ref>[http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/new-york/state-legislature ''New York Times,'' "NY state legislative election results," accessed February 11, 2014]</ref> She also was uncontested in the September 14 Democratic primary.

She served as a district representative to New York City Council officials.

Biography

She earned her B.A. in Economics and Philosophy from Fordham University and her J.D. from Fordham Law School. Her professional experience includes working as a federal law clerk before joining the practice of Bickle & Brewer, where she specialized in corporate governance litigation. Upon being elected to the New York State Assembly, she became the first Greek-American woman elected to office in New York and the first woman elected to represent her district.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Simotas served on the following committees:

2010

Simotas was elected to the New York State Assembly, facing no competition in the November 2 general election.[3] She also was uncontested in the September 14 Democratic primary.

New York State Assembly, District 36 2010

Candidates

Votes

Aravella Simotas (D)

12,933

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Aravella Simotas is available dating back to 2010. Based on available campaign finance records, Aravella Simotas raised a total of $296,664 during that time period. This information was last updated on September 24, 2013.[4]